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Severely distorted image<br />

This figure does not show the corrected grid image outside the crop. The different correction formulas (3rd order polynomial, 5th<br />

order polynomial, or tangent/arctangent) can only be compared inside the crop area, where optimum coefficients have been<br />

calculated. They don't look very different in this region.<br />

If Display corrected image in the input dialog box (<strong>Imatest</strong> Master only) is set to crop only or Always, the corrected image<br />

(shown below) is displayed. (The extreme corners are omitted for large amounts of barrel distortion). This figure is not perfect. It is<br />

calculated using a simple, fast algorithm that omits some pixels on the left and right. A semicircular "fingerprint" pattern" appears in<br />

their place. But is good enough to clearly illustrate the performance of the correction algorithm. (Another option, always -<br />

interpolated (SLOW!), produces a fine image without any gaps, but is too slow to be recommended.)<br />

In this case, some residual barrel distortion is visible in vertical grid lines on the left and right and some residual pincushion<br />

distortion is visible in the horizontal grid lines on the top and bottom. The average correction is quite good. The tangent/arctangent<br />

algorithm (used in Picture Window Pro) gives slightly better results for this image than the 5th order polynomial (which is<br />

normally most accurate), and much better than the 3rd order polynomial.<br />

This image has some perspective distortion: vertical convergence of lines. This results from the way the camera was pointed when<br />

the image was captured. It is not a lens aberration.<br />

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